Type-mold box.



J. B. WALSH.

TYPE MOLD BOX.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-16. I915.

LIWAW, Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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J. B. WALSH.

TYPE MOLD BOX.

APPLICATION 'msn FEB. 16. 1915.

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JOHN B. WALSH, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TO ABRAHAMCOLEMAN AND ONE-FOURTH TO SOLOMON COLEMAN, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE MoLfi BOX.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, rain.

Application filed February 16; 1915. Serial No. 8,566.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. WALsH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Type-Mold Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to molds for type casting machines and itconsists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

in linotype machines it is customary to deliver molten type metal from amelting pot into the rear side of a slotted mold which is momentarilyclosed at the front by a composed line of matrices presented there to,the result being the production of a slug of linotype bearing on oneedge the type characters to print a line. In the use of these machinesit is necessary to change the length of the mold slot according to thelength or measure ofthe slugs required, and it is also necessary to varythe width of the slot in order to change the thickness of the slugaccording to the size of the type characters to be formed therein.

The object of the present invention is to provide simple and efficientmeans in the form of a molder structure wherein the said slot may bevaried in length and thickness at will and without requiring thenecessity of manipulating, removing or adding to the structure anexcessive number of parts.

l'Vitli the above object in view the structure includes a body memberadapted to be applied to the frameof the linotype machine, and a capmember movably mounted upon the body member with means for securing thecap member in fixed position with relation to the body member after thesame has been adjusted. The said cap member is adjustable longitudinallyand transversely with relation to the body member and the space betweenthe body member and the cap member constitutes the slot hereinbeforereferred to in which the slug is cast.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the mold.Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same with parts broken away and partsin section. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same cut on theline 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view out on the line 1% ofFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a similar view out on the line 5+5 of Fig. 1. Fig.6 isa similar view out ,onthe line of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a top plan view ofthe body merriber of the mold. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the capmember of the mold with partsremoved. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of aplate member which is normally carried by the cap. Fig. 10 is aperspective view of a bracket adapted to support the cap from the bodymember. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a gage plate which whenapplied. regulates the point or transverse measure ofthe slot and theslug which is cast in the slot. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of aretaining block which may be in serte'd between the body member and thecap member for holding the said members at adjusted positions withrelation to each other.

The mold comprises a body member 1 adapted to be applied to the frame ofa linotype machine in any suitable or approved manner. The member 1 isprovided with a shelf portion 2 having a plane upper surface 3. The saidplane upper surface serves as the bottom of the mold or slot in whichthe slug is cast. A. cleat at is fixed to one end of the body member 1and is adapted to receive a block 5 one of which is indicated in theperspective view Fig. 12. It is to be understood that a series of blocks5 may be provided and the individual blocks of the said series may be ofdifferent sizes consequently when the larger blocks of the series areplaced in the cleat 4 portions of the said blocks will project over theplane surface 3 of the body member. The body member 1 is provided atthat end opposite the end thereof at which the cleat 4 is located with avertically disposed channel 6 which is located in one side of the saidbody member. A bar 7 is disposed transversely across the channel 6 at apoint approXimately midway between the ends thereof and the said bar isheld in position by means of screws 8 or other suitable securingdevices. A pin 9 is mounted upon the body member 1 and projects abovethe surface 3 thereof; The said pin is located in the vicinity of thatend of the body member 1 at which the cleat 1 is mounted.

A bracket 10 is provided at its under side with spaced lugs 11 which areslidably received in the channel 6 and the outer surfaces of which fitsnugly against the side walls of the said channel. A screw 12 passesthrough the space between the lugs 11 and the inner end of the saidscrew is tapped into the body member 1 as best shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawing. A washer 13 is mounted upon the screw 12 adjacent the headthereof in the usual manner.- A gage plate 14 is mounted upon the screw12 and is interposed between the upper portion of the bracket and theadjacent side of the bar 7 l/Vhen the screw 12 is tightened the saidgage plate is held in position whereby the upper part of the bracket 10is held at a fixed position with relation to the cross bar 7 and thebody member 1 upon which the said cross bar is mounted. The gage plates14 may be of different sizes. But a single plate is shown in Fig. 11 ofthe drawing. Inasmuch as the dimensions of the said plates vary a plateof large dimension interposed between the bracket 10 and the cross bar 7will space the said brackets for a greater distance from the body member1 than a plate of smaller dimensions similarly placed.

The bracket member 10 is provided at its upper side with a slot 15 whichis located in longitudinal alinement with a plane traversing the lengthof the'body member 1.

The said bracket member 10 is further provided at one end with antip-standing flange 16 and at its other end with a forwardly disposedlug 17 the said lug; 17 being adapted to move along the corner portionof the shelf 2 of the body member 1 as most clearly indicated in Fig. 1of the drawing.

A cap member 18 is provided at one end with a pin 19 which is slidably.received in the slot 15 of the bracket member 10. A

gage plate 20 is inserted between the end ofthe cap member 18 and theflange 16 and serves as means for holding the said cap member at adesired distance from the said flange. A gage plate 20 of a single sizeis shown in the drawing but it is to be understood that these plates maybe of different sizes and consequently when larger plates are insertedbetween the cap member and the said flange the said cap member is heldspaced for a comparatively considerable distance from the flange whileif a plate of small dimension is inserted between the cap member and theflange the said cap member is positioned comparatively close to thelange. The cap member 18 is provided at one side with a series ofvertically disposed channels 21 the upper ends of which are closed bymeans of a plate 22 secured in any suitable manner to the said capmember. Plate sections 24 are provided with spaced lugs 23 which fitsnugly in the channels 21. These plate sections may be secured in fixedpositions'with relation to the cap member 18 by means of screws 25 whichpass transversely through the lugs and enter the cap member or the saidscrews 25 may be eliminated andthe plate sections may be freely adjustedwith relation to the cap member 18. Screws 26 pass through the spacesbetween the lugs 23 and are provided with washers 27 which bear againstthe outer surfaces of the lugs 23 when the said screws are tightened.The under surfaces of the plate sections 24 constitute the top of themold in which the slug may be cast and by adjusting the sections 24toward or away from the upper surface of the shelf 2 the said space maybe varied in transverse thickness whereby a slug of desired transversedimension may be cast. Also the length of the slug may be regulated bypositioning one or more of the plate sections at the left as shown inFig. l of the drawing in contact with the upper surface of the shelf 2.The plate sections 24 are provided at one corner with shoulders 28 (seeFig. 2) and the said plate sections at the next adjacent corner areprovided with recesses. The recess of one plate section is adapted toreceive the shoulder of the next adjacent recess and consequently theplate sections may move independently of each other toward or away fromthe shelf 2 but they are restrained against edgewise movement withrelation to each other by means of the said shoulders and the recessesand the securing devices which hold the said plate sections in positionupon the cap. One of the terminal plate sections 24 of the series ofplate sections is provided at its under side with a slot 29 whichreceives the upper end portion of the pin 9. Also a gage plate 14'similar to the plate 14 hereinbefore described is placed on the screw 26of the said terminal plate section and serves as means for spacing thesaid terminal plate section from the plate 22 as best indicated in Figs.1 and 3 of the drawing.

It is. apparent that when the cap member 18 is moved longitudinallyabove the shelf 2 the slot 29 moves transversely across the pin 9 butthe said pin prevents the plate section containing the slot 29 frommoving transversely with relation to the body member 1 also the pin 19which enters the slot 15 may move along the said slot but the said pinprevents that end portion of the cap member 18 to which it is attachedfrom moving transversely with relation to the bracket 10.

' In operation the mold may be manipulated as follows: The length of theslug to be cast being determined the plate sections 24 are adjusted onthe cap member 18 whereby the space left for the reception of the slugis approximately the size coincident with the size of the slug in pointof length or slightly longer than the slug. A gage plate 20 of propersize is then placed upon the bracket 10 between the flange 16 and theadjacent end of the cap member 18 and the said cap member 18 is moved incontact with the adjacent edge of the said gage plate. A block 5 ofsuitable size is then inserted in the cleat 4 between the said cleat andthe adjacent end of the terminal plate section 24 having the slot 29. Asthe said block fits tight in the said cleat the cap member 18 is heldtightly against the gage plate 20. Thus the length of the openingbetween the shelf portion 2 of the body member 1 and the plate sectionsis adjusted. When it is desired to adjust the transverse dimension ofthe said space, plates of suitable size are placed upon the screws 12and 26 provided for the same. The plate let holds the bracket 10 at adesired distance from the cross bar 7 and the plate 14 holds the endportion of the cap member 18 opposite that end which is connected withthe bracket 10 at a suitable distance from the adjacent plate section24:. In view of the fact that the said plate section 24 is the terminalplate section provided with the slot 29 and inasmuch as the said platesection remains permanently in contact with the up per surface of theshelf 2 the transverse breadth or dimension of the space between theupper surface of the shelf and the superposed plate section 24 isregulated according to the dimensions of the plates 14: and 14.Therefore it will be seen that simple and eflicient means is providedfor ad usting the measurement of a slug of linotype in ems and pointsand that the parts of the mold may be easily and quickly manipulated toeffect the desired adjustment.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A mold comprising abody member, a bracket member mounted upon the body member, a cap memberadjustably mounted upon the bracket member, plate sections carried bythe cap member, and a gage plate detachably mounted on the bracketmember and engaging the cap member.

A mold comprising a body member, a bracket member mounted upon the bodymember for adjustment transversely thereof, a cap member carried by thebracket member, plate sections carried by the cap member, and a gageplate detachably mounted on the body member and engaging the bracketmember.

3. A mold comprising a body member, a bracket member adjustably mountedthereon, a cap member adjustably mounted upon the bracket member, platesections carried by the cap member and a gage plate detachably mountedon the bracket member and engaging the cap member.

4. A mold comprising a body member, a bracket member mounted upon thebody member for adjustment transversely thereof and having a slotdisposed longitudinally of the body member, a cap member having a pinentering the said slot, a gage plate mounted upon the bracket member andengaging the cap member, plate sections adjustably mounted upon the capmember, a pin carried by the body member, one of said plate sectionshaving aslot which receives said pin, a cleat carried by the body memberand a block inserted in the cleat and engaging the edge of the slottedplate section.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN B. WALSH.

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